"This book has been prepared to honour ... Joseph Voyame for his 86th birthday"--P. [xxiii].

Includes bibliographical references.

Secession : a legal approach / Marcelo G. Kohen -- L'articulation du droit international humanitaire et des droits �economiques, sociaux et culturels en temps d'occupation / Sylvain Vit�e -- Le conseil de s�ecurit�e face �a la protection des civils dans les conflits arm�es / Gloria Gaggioli et Robert Kolb -- 'Extraordinary renditions', diplomatic assurances and the principle of non-refoulement / Manfred Nowak -- Actes de gouvernement et droits le l'homme : L'affaire Markovi�c / Lucius Caflisch -- Filling the gaps : contributions by the human rights committee to the fight against torture / Walter K�alin -- Combating racism : a call for justice / Daniel Th�urer and Lorenz Langer -- The principle of non-discrimination in the international covenant on economic, social and cultural rights / Barbara Wilson -- Inclusion and exclusion : the difference in the notion of 'national' in the framework of minority rights regimes / Maurice D. Voyame -- Quinze ans d'une nouvelle dynamique contre le racisme et en faveur de la protection des minori�tes en europe / Doris Angst.

Killings by law enforcement officials : the international human rights legal framework / Philip Alston and William Abresch -- From commission on human rights to human rights council : itinerary of a reform process / Eric Tistounet -- The weakness of the present system of treaty monitoring and the discussion of reform in general / Christopy A. Spenl�e and Gian C. St�aubli -- L'amnistie entre l'exigence de justice et l'indispensable r�econciliation : lorsque les armes se taisnet, que faire des crimes qui ont ���et�e commis �a l'occasion d'un conflit arm�e? / Francois Bugnion -- Islands of excellence in oceans of apathy : why are we better at saving lives than at improving them? / Patrick Webb -- A holistic approach for promoting the rule of law / Josef Bucher -- Just war concepts : western and chinese perspectives / Nadine Godehardt.

Systemic thinking and practice in conflict transformation / Daniela K�orppen, Norbert Ropers & Oliver Wils -- Conflict transformation and constitution making in Nepal : What constitutional mechanisms are useful for resolving conflict within a state? / G�unther B�achler -- The african union and reactions to international crimes / Djacoba L. Tehindrazanarivelo -- International electoral observation as a means of evaluation democracy and promoting respect for civil and political rights / G�erard Stoudmann and Scott Smith -- The emperors clothes : critical reflection on the disarmanment, demobilization and reintergration / Robert Muggah -- The influence of the kimberly process on conflict and natural resource trade in Africa : what can the UN do? / Salil Tripathi -- Between peacekeeping and peacebuilding : international engagement for peace in the South Caucasus : experience of a UN SRSG / Heidi Tagliavini.

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English and French.